Characterizing Warm-ENSO variability in the equatorial pacific: An OLR perspective

Journal of Climate

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2428-2439

  Chiodi, A M ^a   Harrison, D E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HEATING; EQUATORIAL PACIFIC; HISTORICAL RECORDS; OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION INDEX;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LONGWAVE RADIATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 77953727784     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI3030.1     Document Type: Article

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